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Post subject: 1983 japanese tele.
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 11:35 am
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hi, I have a 1983 japanese tele, serial No.starts JV2. Its butterscotch with black pickguard. Any help on info regarding this guitar and its value would be appreciated. Many thanks , John. PS, forgot to say, its a Squire by Fender.I would like to add, what kind of frets are on this guitar ? They dont seem the same as 6105, which are on my strats, they seem thinner wire. Is this ok ?


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Post subject: Re: 1983 japanese tele.
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 8:04 pm
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I found this on another thread,

If its one of these you might have a jem.... :D ....

Doc Waters said....


1983 Squier JV Series, Vintage '52 Tele.
Made in Japan 1982-1984 (with hard shell Fender tweed classic case). The Japanese Vintage series were the first guitars to bear the Squier name.

Disregarded the name (who the heck was Squier?), picked it up, played it, could hardly believe it! Almost 30 years later I'm still in love with this guitar. Some times you just get lucky.

There's an interesting story behind these guitars - from Squier's website:
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1982-83: Squier JV guitars

The promise of a new, revitalized Fender dawned in the early 1980s as the dismal CBS era wound down, and concerned Fender officials noted the abundance of Japanese guitar makers who were blatantly copying—in some cases cloning—original vintage Fender designs with great accuracy and low costs, albeit with some occasionally bizarre details.

In one particularly galling instance, for example, one manufacturer used headstock logos closely resembling those of original pre-CBS Fender guitars, but using the words “Tokai” (with a large backward uncrossed “F”), “Springy Sound” instead of “Stratocaster,” “Breezy Sound” instead of “Telecaster,” “Oldies but Goldies’ instead of “Original Contour Body” and—the last straw—“This is the exact replica of the good old Strat” instead of “Fender Musical Instruments” in small print below the main logo. Ouch.

Fender acted by setting up its own official Japanese manufacturing operation, Fender Japan, in March 1982. A joint U.S.-Japanese venture, Fender Japan produced guitars with material and technical support from Fender’s U.S. facilities; Japanese manufacturing facilities even included factories that had been producing the aforementioned Fender copies. By May, Fender Japan had six vintage instruments—’57 and ’62 Stratocaster models, a ’52 Telecaster, ’57 and ’62 Precision Bass® models and a 62 Jazz Bass®.

Meanwhile, as the flood of Asian Fender copies surged over Europe, Fender sought a competitive low-cost alternative. Accordingly, the long-dormant Squier name was resurrected and assigned to export versions of the new Fender Japan vintage models; these became known as Squier JV (“Japanese Vintage”) instruments. These high-quality models featured minimal design changes, including a small Squier logo on the headstock where the “Original Contour Body” decal normally appeared, and a more cost-effective zinc tremolo block in place of the usual steel one.

These early Squier JV models were produced until late 1984 and are highly sought after among collectors today for their quality and relative scarcity. Soon after their introduction, a new and larger Squier logo appeared, accompanied by the now-familiar “by Fender” logo.

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Let us know, and maybe try and post some pics...
Hope that helped.
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Post subject: Re: 1983 japanese tele.
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 2:15 am
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Thanks a million. I will try and put on some photos. The information I have so far reads. Date, 1-5-83. It says on the neck, EX, I wonder if that means, export. The serial number, JV 22250 , which is on the bridge plate itself , not on the neck. The wiring has a cloth material on it , a one ply black scratchplate. Look out for the pics. It does have the larger Squire logo on the headstock, also the, by Fender in small writing. Thanks for your help. Regards, John.


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Post subject: Re: 1983 japanese tele.
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 7:51 pm
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No probs....

The cost of the info is pics!!!..... :D

So is it in good condition?...
Do you have the case etc?.....

Enquiring minds, an all that....


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Post subject: Re: 1983 japanese tele.
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 10:28 am
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Hi there, unfortunatly no case. A bit of relicing on the neck 2nd and 3rd frets. But the rest is in amazing condition. Regards, John. Ps , pics will be sent soon as poss.


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